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Mickey Gilley, who helped inspire 'Urban Cowboy,' dies at 86

Mickey Gilley, who helped inspire 'Urban Cowboy,' dies at 86

NEW YORK (AP) — Country star Mickey Gilley, whose namesake Texas honky-tonk inspired the 1980 film “Urban Cowboy” and a nationwide wave of Western-themed nightspots, has died. He was 86.
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Jacquelyn Mills' 'Geographies of Solitude' wins Hot Docs' best Canadian film award

Jacquelyn Mills' 'Geographies of Solitude' wins Hot Docs' best Canadian film award

TORONTO — A film about an environmentalist living on Nova Scotia's Sable Island has won top Canadian honours at this year's Hot Docs Film Festival.
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For Parkland survivor, a long road to recovery from trauma

For Parkland survivor, a long road to recovery from trauma

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — More than a year after she witnessed a gunman kill three fellow students and injure five others in her Parkland classroom, Eden Hebron came home from lunch to find a strange white car parked in her driveway.
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For Parkland survivor, a long road to recovery from trauma

For Parkland survivor, a long road to recovery from trauma

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — More than a year after she witnessed a gunman kill three fellow students and injure five others in her Parkland classroom, Eden Hebron came home from lunch to find a strange white car parked in her driveway.
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Canadian 'Jeopardy' champ Mattea Roach reflects on win streak after loss

Canadian 'Jeopardy' champ Mattea Roach reflects on win streak after loss

Mattea Roach always knew her record-breaking reign at the "Jeopardy" podium would come to an end. The all-time Canadian champion said her success on the show was as much about luck as it was trivia prowess.
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Fred Savage dropped from 'The Wonder Years' amid allegations

Fred Savage dropped from 'The Wonder Years' amid allegations

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fred Savage has been dropped as an executive producer and director of the rebooted “The Wonder Years” amid allegations of inappropriate conduct, the television show's production company has confirmed.
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Art exhibit celebrates Lincoln Memorial's 100th anniversary

Art exhibit celebrates Lincoln Memorial's 100th anniversary

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — An art exhibit featuring multimedia works and artifacts inspired by the iconic seated Lincoln sculpture in Washington opened Saturday at the Norman Rockwell Museum to commemorate the memorial's 100th anniversary.
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Two years after COVID, a renewed focus on corporate mental health efforts

Two years after COVID, a renewed focus on corporate mental health efforts

MONTREAL — Wellness webinars. Corporate mental health officers. Redesigned benefits. Extra long weekends.
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He said, she said: Accounts from Depp and Heard rarely match

He said, she said: Accounts from Depp and Heard rarely match

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — There's not much room for middle ground in the testimony thus far from Johnny Depp and Amber Heard in Depp's libel suit against his ex-wife. One of them is lying. Heard has not yet finished telling the jury her side of things.
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Canadian authors, booksellers say COVID-19 has both helped and hurt their industry

Canadian authors, booksellers say COVID-19 has both helped and hurt their industry

MONTREAL — When Christopher DiRaddo's second book was published last year during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Montreal author was disappointed he wouldn't be able to mark the achievement with a glitzy in-person book launch. Instead, he got creative.
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